Yarvin has alleged that whites have higher IQs than blacks for genetic reasons. He has been described as a modern-day supporter of
slavery, a description he disputes.
[54][19] He has claimed that some races are more suited to slavery than others.
[19] In a post that linked approvingly to
Steve Sailer and
Jared Taylor, he wrote: "It should be obvious that, although I am not a
white nationalist, I am not exactly allergic to the stuff."
[31][55] In 2009, he wrote that since US civil rights programs were "applied to populations with recent
hunter-gatherer ancestry and no great reputation for sturdy moral fiber", the result was "absolute human garbage."
[56]
Yarvin disputes accusations of racism,
[54] and in his essays, "Why I am not a White Nationalist" and "Why I am not an Anti-Semite," he offered a somewhat sympathetic analysis of those ideologies before ultimately rejecting them.
[5] He has also described the use of IQ tests to determine superiority as "creepy".
[19]